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Traffic

While individual car engines are becoming quieter, the rising number of cars on the road means the sound of traffic is a major feature of our daily soundscapes. Can you find a place in Essex where you cannot hear traffic? Do roads sound different in the north of the county, compared to the south? Will the sound of motor vehicles be a lost noise in the future?

  • 2am birdsong, 2016

    2am birdsong, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Birdsong-MP3.mp3
  • 5 o'clock and 8 o'clock, 2016

    5 o'clock and 8 o'clock, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Clock-chimes-MP3.mp3
  • A12 (from Boxted Road), 2016

    A12 (from Boxted Road), 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Scene_015_A12.mp3
  • A127 (from Folkes Lane), 2016

    A127 (from Folkes Lane), 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Scene_954s_A127.mp3
  • A13 near Bowers Gifford, 2016

    A13 near Bowers Gifford, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Scene01_265_A13.mp3
  • A130 (Essex Regiment Way), near Little Waltham, 2016

    A130 (Essex Regiment Way), near Little Waltham, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Scene_127_A130.mp3
  • All Saints Church, Great Chesterford, 2016

    All Saints Church, Great Chesterford, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Scene_092_GreatChesterford.mp3
  • Birdsong at Copped Hall, 2020

    Birdsong at Copped Hall, 2020

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CH-Birdsong-18-Apr-2020-trimmed.mp3
  • Bus journey in Chelmsford, 2016

    Bus journey in Chelmsford, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/No-56-bus-to-Melbourne-5-Apr-2016-with-labels.mp3
  • Buttleys Lane, Great Dunmow, 2018

    Buttleys Lane, Great Dunmow, 2018

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MixPre-387_Buttley_Lane.mp3
  • Chapel Lane, Crockleford Heath, 2018

    Chapel Lane, Crockleford Heath, 2018

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/MixPre-334_Chapel_Lane.mp3
  • Chelmsford High Street, 2015

    Chelmsford High Street, 2015

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Chelmsford-clips-2.mp3
  • Cricket match, Broomfield vs Woodham Mortimer, 2016

    Cricket match, Broomfield vs Woodham Mortimer, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Scene_125_BroomfieldCC.mp3
  • Dawn chorus, Chelmsford, 2016

    Dawn chorus, Chelmsford, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Dawn-chorus-Chelmsford-01-05-2016-from-05.02-edited.mp3
  • Finchingfield Pond, 2016

    Finchingfield Pond, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Scene_082_Finchingfield_Pond.mp3
  • Fog horn medley 2, 2017

    Fog horn medley 2, 2017

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Fog-2.mp3
  • Fog horn medley 3, 2017

    Fog horn medley 3, 2017

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Fog-3.mp3
  • Forest noise, Highwoods Country Park, 2016

    Forest noise, Highwoods Country Park, 2016

  • Four trains passing through Marks Tey, 2016

    Four trains passing through Marks Tey, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Scene_057_Marks_Tey_trains.mp3
  • Gallows Green Road, Lindsell, 2018

    Gallows Green Road, Lindsell, 2018

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MixPre-380_Lindsell.mp3
  • Great Bentley station, 2018

    Great Bentley station, 2018

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/MixPre-330_Great_Bentley_Station.mp3
  • Gull Talk, 2016

    Gull Talk, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Gulls-MP3.mp3
  • High Street, Halstead, 2016

    High Street, Halstead, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Scene_063_Halstead_HighStreet_1b.mp3
  • High Street, Rowhedge, 2016

    High Street, Rowhedge, 2016

    https://d19az1b8nqezvo.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Scene_014_Rowhedge.mp3
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